Have you ever looked through the bacon selection at the grocery store and noticed that while most of the packages are labeled "cured," there are some that are labeled "uncured?" This has always ...

Sales of products made the traditional way dropped 7% in three months to 25 January while nitrite-free sales rose 20% ...

Nitrite-cured fresh bacon suffered a 7.3% drop in value and a 4.1% fall in volume over the 12 weeks ending 25 January 2026 vs the same period in 2025 ...

Read this guide to different types of bacon including streaky bacon, Canadian bacon, Cantonese lap yuk, Irish bacon, and more.

Last weekend, on a visit to San Francisco, I witnessed cookbook author and food writer Michael Ruhlman show a roomful of bloggers at the California Culinary Academy how to cure bacon. Yup, at home.

From streaky bacon to vegan bacon, here is your guide to all the cured breakfast meats at your grocery store. Allie has been Lifehacker’s Food Writer since 2021. She earned her bachelor’s degree at ...

From Applegate to Niman Ranch, these bacon brands have no added sugar and deliver rich, smoky flavor without the sweetness.